Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at B & D Industrial
Start: 11/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201110782 · 11/13/2020 · B & D Industrial

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: B & D Industrial
Location: 510 11th Street, MACON, GEORGIA, 31201
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing a two-stage hydraulic ram. The internal components of the ram blew out, puncturing his left forearm at the bottom and exiting at the top. The projectiles did not hit or break any bones.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown